Monet Bailey-Ngatai – TAKAHOA
Monet talks about developing series Takahoa and getting ready for an ambitious crowdfunding campaign to support production of it.
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Umbrella is deepening its commitment to the Aotearoa market, including a restoration and re-release programme for classic New Zealand films from the New Zealand Film Commission archive
Australian distributor Umbrella has significantly deepened its investment in New Zealand’s screen industry, acquiring rights to nearly the entire New Zealand Film Commission catalogue and building a local team to drive theatrical distribution and acquisitions.
The move is part of…
Kiwi Filmmaker Alex Curson Wins Big at Cannes with AI-Powered Vision of the Future
New Zealand-born filmmaker and creative director Alex Curson is emerging as a global voice in the next frontier of cinema, one powered by artificial intelligence. His short film trailer The Perfect World has won top honours at the AI Film…
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Screenwest Overhauls Rebate to Boost WA’s Industry Competitiveness
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King’s Birthday Honours Celebrate Dai Henwood, Anna Cottrell and Suzy Cato for Outstanding Contributions to Screen
Dai Henwood
Veteran comedian and television personality Dai Henwood has been honoured for his influential role in shaping New Zealand comedy over the past 25 years, as well as his significant efforts in charitable fundraising and advocacy.
Henwood’s television career…
RIP Al Ford – A Loveable Rogue of the Kiwi Screen
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The impact of streaming on Australian TV production
Nothing is more certain than change, but when entire industries fall apart in a short period of time, it comes as a surprise. The pace of recent change has caught many off guard, and since trends in the video industry…
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Melissa George to Lead New Kiwi Crime Dramedy Ms. X
Melissa George (The Mosquito Coast) will star in Ms. X, a darkly comic crime drama commissioned by Warner Bros. Discovery’s TV3 in New Zealand.
The series is created by New Zealand duo Hannah Marshall and David de Lautour, and produced…
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Sick puppy: Is Australian cinema on its last legs?
When Red Dog was released in 2011 it opened with a solid but not spectacular $1.9 million on 245 screens, trailing The Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and Captain America: The First Avenger and ahead of Bad Teacher and Bridesmaids.
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Google Veo 3: Has AI generated video crossed the Rubicon – again?
There is one fundamental truth that every one of us needs to accept. Generative AI is here to stay. For all the objections and ethical debates, the stable doors were left unbolted and the horses are now galloping across the…
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BBC Acquires Second Season of New Zealand Comedy Homebound 3.0
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Joy Keene – NZ Game Developers Association
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Screen Industry Survey 2024 – Rentals and Facilities
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Hollywood isn’t ready for AI. These people are diving in anyway
When filmmakers say they’re experimenting with artificial intelligence, that news is typically received online as if they had just declared their allegiance to Skynet.
And so it was when Darren Aronofsky — director of button-pushing movies including “The Whale” and…
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California Is Doubling Its Film Incentive, but It May Be Too Late to Stop Runaway Production
“Mad Men” was set in 1960s New York, but it was mostly filmed at a studio just west of downtown Los Angeles. Sienna DeGovia was one of hundreds of people who worked on the show. Someone needed to re-create the…
